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whet one's appetite whet (one's) appetiteTo induce or increase one's interest in something. The first chapter of that novel really whetted my appetite—I'm eager to read more of it tonight.See also: appetite, whetwhet one's appetiteArouse one's interest or eagerness, as in That first Schubert piece whetted my appetite; I hope she sings some others. This idiom, first recorded in 1612, transfers making one hungry for food to other kinds of eagerness. See also: appetite, whet |